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HISTORY OF MEXICO, 



pec, and Iztapallocan, which had been the moft faithful to 

 their lord, and reduce them to aflies. The inhabitants 

 of thofe cities v/ho were able to fave themfelves by flight, 

 took jfhelter on the other fide of the mountains, among the 

 Huexotzincas and Tlafcalans ; all the reft died in defence 

 of their country ; but they fold their lives dearly, as the 

 infinite blood fpilt on both fides attefted. If we fliould 

 be difpofed to trace the fource of fo many calamities, we 

 fliould difcover no other than the ambition of a prince. 

 Heaven grant the facrifices to the paffions were more in- 

 frequent in the world and lefs violent ! How calamitous 

 is it that the avarice or ambition of a prince or his mi- 

 nifter is fufficient to cover the plains with human blood, 

 to deftroy cities, to overturn kingdoms, and fpread con- 

 fufion over this globe ! 



The cruelty of the tyrant being appeafed by the op- 

 preffion of his enemies, the king of Acolhuacan was made 

 to take an oath in the city of Tezcuco, to grant to all 

 thofe who had taken up arms againft him, general pardon, 

 and liberty to return to their habitations. The city of 

 Tezcuco was given in fief to Chimalpopoca, king of 

 Mexico, and that of Huexotla to Tlacatcotl, king of 

 Tlatelolco, as a reward for the fervices which they had 

 rendered during the war. He placed faithful governors 

 in other places, and proclaimed Azcapozaico the royal 

 refidence and capital of all the kingdom of Acolhuacan. 



At this folemnity were prcfent, though in difguife, fe- 

 veral perfons of diftin£tion, enemies of the tyrant, and 

 amongft thefe the prince Nezahualcojotl. The grief and 

 rage which filled him aided by the ardour of youth, v/as 

 like to have urged him to a rafli adlion againft his ene- 

 mies, if a confidential friend, who accompanied him, had 

 not withheld him, by reprefenting the fatal confequences 



of 



